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Volume 39Volume 39 Issue # 3 Ozark Mountain Chapter Sons of the American Revolution March 2019
Next Chapter Meeting
Next Scheduled Meeting: April 20, 2019, at 9:00 am
Room 108 at the Ozarks Technical College.
The guest speaker will present information on the Mis-
souri State University ROTC Bear Battalion.
Greetings from
President Kenneth
Lawrence
The
Volume 39 Issue 3 Ozark Mountain Chapter Sons of the American Revolution March 2019
Established July 1981
Missouri SAR
Winner of the SAR National Robert B. Lance Award for Best Website for 2018
In This Issue
President’s Message P. 1-2
Chapter Minutes P. 2-5
Battle of Guilford Courthouse Presentation P. 6-7
Sergeants Corner P. 8
Eagle Scout Tyler Strothkamp P. 9
Certificate Of Achievement
Eagle Scout Riley Satterfield P. 10
Eagle Scout Medal and OMC Cash Award
Presentations at Wolf School March 5 & March 27th P. 10
Upcoming Events for April 2019 P. 11
Greetings Compatriots,
Hello Springtime and the Ides of March! What a welcome relief! We have been bogged down the last few weeks deal-ing with inclement
weather causing postponements or canceling of events and even our chapter meeting. So, finally we celebrate the coming spring season and hopefully get ourselves back on track conducting our mission.
As I stated last month, I will use this column to generate interest and participation in our SAR up-coming monthly events. Even though some of our activities are Color Guard events, we still need your presence and participa-tion! As President, your participation in all our events is my personal goal this year. With that said, please mark your calendar for two very important events this coming month of April. First, our quarterly History Explorers event at the Library Center on April 16, 2019, at 7:00 P.M.
And second, our chapter presentation of the NSSAR Her-oism Medal to Springfield citizen Jerry Pendergrass, who saved the life of police officer Andy Zinke.
On June 4, 2018, Jerry found himself in the middle of a gunfight in his backyard. Springfield Police were in pur-suit of a man who had fired shots at them and had chased the individual to the backyard of Jerry Pendergrass. As shots were fired between the Police and the assailant of-ficer Andy Zinke of the Springfield police gun jammed. As he looked up his gun was useless.
Luckily the owner of the property, Jerry Pendergrass, who has his conceal and carry license, came to the rescue. In the moment where the armed suspect drew his weapon to fire again at Officer Zinke, Jerry Pendergrass drew his weapon and began distracting the suspect telling him to drop his weapon. The suspect refused to submit, drew his gun at Officer Zinke and Jerry helped to neutralize the situation, saving the officer's life.
This event will be held on April 19, 2019, at 2:00 P.M. at the Springfield Art Museum. Please make plans to attend and honor our community hero.
I had also mentioned that I would be highlighting an indi-vidual from the revolution who had made a valuable contri-bution or sacrifice to our cause of freedom. Such a man was Crispus Attucks, an African-American man believed to be the first casualty of the American Revolution.
Crispus Attucks was born around 1723 in Framingham, Massachusetts. His father was a slave and his mother a Na-tick Indian. Crispus Attucks himself was thought to be a runaway slave that had evaded capture to become a skilled trader. He spent two decades on trading ships and whaling vessels as a rope maker while his ship ported in the Boston harbor.
As British control over the colonies tightened, tensions es-calated between the colonists and British soldiers. As a sea-man, Attucks lived with the threat that he could be forced into the British navy.
On March 2, 1770, a fight erupted between a group of rope makers and British soldiers in a Boston Pub, one of those involved in the skirmish was Crispus Attucks. That evening a group of Bostonians approached a guard in front of the customs house and began taunting him. The situation quickly escalated when a contingent of British redcoats came to the defense of their fellow soldiers. As more Bos-tonians joined the fray the colonists began throwing snow-balls and other items at the British troops.
Continued Page 2
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16 years old and has 34 Merit Badges, including the Law,
American Heritage, and Genealogy Merit Badges. These
badges are promoted for the National Eagle Scout Award.
He is the first Eagle Scout that Compatriot Gary Bishop
can recall who has received all three merit badges for
which he received an award from our OMC. He then re-
ceived his National Society of the American Revolution
Eagle Scout Medal for being the OMC outstanding Eagle
Scout. He also earned his Eagle Scout Award Patch, his
Certificate of Achievement, a letter of acknowledgment,
and a 250 dollar scholarship check from our OMC.
President Ken Lawrence introduced Past President George
Swales to present some of the awards from his last year's
term that were not awarded:
Compatriot Gary Bishop re-
ceived a Certificate of Recog-
nition for his participation in
the Boy Scouts Merit Badge
Workshop last fall.
Compatriot John Charles
also received a Certificate of
Recognition for his staff sup-
port in the Boy Scouts Merit
Badge Workshop.
Compatriot Gary Bishop
received an additional Certif-
icate of Recognition for his
participation in the Eagle
Scout Awards.
Compatriot William Carr
received a Liberty Medal
after being escorted by
OMC Sergeant- at -Arms
Charles McMillan.
President Ken Lawrence called the meeting to order at
OTC at 8:58 AM with 24 members and 11 guests. He then
gave the invocation. Sergeant at Arms Charles McMillian
led the Pledge of Allegiance. Compatriot John Hume led
the Pledge to the SAR. He proceeded to have guests intro-
duce themselves.
Compatriot Gary Bishop
introduced the recipient of
this years’ OMC Eagle
Scout Award, Riley Satter-
field. He went on to ex-
plain the importance of the
Sons of the American Rev-
olution partaking in this
event to help promote Pat-
riotism, American Herit-
age, American Culture,
and Country. He described
how he got involved with previous OMC member Com-
patriot Bill Wood and how he has now continued for over
20 years to promote the SAR and its involvement with the
Scouting community. The NASSAR has helped foster the
Boy Scouts of America.
Eagle Scout Riley Satterfield was introduced along with
his mother and his sister. He is the son of Eric Satterfield,
from Ozark, Missouri and a member of Troop 201. He is
Volume 39 Issue # 3 Ozark Mountain Chapter Sons of the American Revolution March 2019 Page 2
Crispus Attucks was one of those at the fore of the fight. British soldiers, after being pushed and tormented to their limit, opened fire and Crispus Attucks was the first of five men killed. His murder made him the first casualty of the Revolution.
The word quickly spread of the incident known as the “Boston Massacre”. Outrage ensued amongst the colonist and the episode eventually help propel the colonies toward war with the British.
Attucks became a martyr. His body was transported to Faneuil Hall where he and the others killed in the attack to lay in state. City leaders waived segregation laws and al-lowed Attucks to be buried with the other hero victims.
As an African American Patriot, Crispus Attucks repre-sents 5,000 African American soldiers who fought for our freedom and an independent America.
As we move forward this year, let us pledge to engage our-selves by attending and participating in all our chapter events.
Minutes of the OMCSAR Chapter Meeting
Saturday, March 16, 2019.
Eagle Scout Riley Satterfield
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keep of these stones is to use pressure washings. They
discourage the use of any kind of chemicals. A number of
these stones are marble and anything that has an acidic
base, like vinegar, will cause the stone to effervesce and
thus degrade the headstone. The best treatment is with a
pressure washer with the lowest psi setting possible and to
get them cleaned down to a good base. They do use a
chemical called Weatherzyme because they are licensed to
use this product. But pressure washing seems to work bet-
ter than anything else. This chemical helps to keep any-
thing from growing back. The scaly lichens that build on
the headstones are like moss, and this is very hard on the
headstones. The cleaner one keeps the headstones the long-
er their life. One is not to use a base product on the head-
stones like bleach or Clorox. Bleach was used back in the
1880s and 1890s, and it was determined to reduce the
lifespan of the stones by about five years. Without pres-
sure washing, bleach could be used to clean the stones of
moss and lichens.
Weatherzyme can be purchased from United Laboratories
in Springfield, Missouri. When used, it is diluted to a 1/36
ratio. When you have limited resources, a wire brush can
be used to scrub these stones. Granite headstones are a
more solid material than marble, (which is no more than
limestone), and Marble does not last as long as granite. As
for National standards, the cemeteries use pressure wash-
ings. Because of the age of some of the Union headstones,
it is essential at the National Cemetery to preserve the in-
formation on the stone since that might be the only record
for that Veteran.
Questions were entertained. Information was given con-
cerning D2 Biologic. It is not used locally at, but it is used
at Arlington National Cemetery under the Department of
Defense through the Veterans Association.
It was recommended to use dish soap, such as Dawn soap
and a good brushing, if you do not have access to a pres-
sure washer.
Full-bodied burials were discontinued at the National
Cemetery in 1995, so the Springfield Veterans Cemetery is
a state-funded cemetery and uses state funding and work-
ers. They still oversee the cemetery for the shrine stand-
ards. The VA still oversees this cemetery, but it is con-
trolled by the State of Missouri. All of the headstones at
the Springfield Veterans Cemetery are granite; they also
absorb some water, thus occasionally looking like they are
discolored at their lower bases.
She recommended using a soft-bristled wire brush on gran-
ite, but on marble, it will effervesce, and you could even
Vice-President Gary Gift introduced the speaker of the
day, Micah Tannehill. She is in charge of all of the
grounds keeping and up keeping at the Springfield Nation-
al Cemetery.
Her topic was “The proper way to clean Grave Head-
stones and Grave Markers.”
Micah Tannehill thanked our chapter for the invitation. She
is a project manager for Bird Enterprises, which is a con-
tract manager for the Federal Government upkeep of Air
Force Bases and National Cemeteries. She is a full-time
student at Missouri State University. She admires what the
SAR does for the preservation of our American History
and Heritage.
Since assuming the job at the Springfield National Ceme-
tery she has gained her appreciation of history and has
been able to absorb some of the histories of the Veterans
that are buried there. The company provides what is called
Shrine Standards to keep and preserve items of historical
significance.
The Springfield Cemetery was established in 1867. It was
not part of the original five (5) cemeteries established by
President Lincoln for Civil War Veterans, but it was one of
the first 15 in the country. It was a result of the Battle of
Wilson’s Creek. The only Revolutionary War veteran bur-
ied at the Cemetery is William Freeman. They have a Vet-
eran from every one of the United States wars. William
Freeman was brought to the Cemetery in 1912, and his
marker is an example of the headstones they want to pre-
serve and upkeep. For historical purposes, there have been
many studies in labs to determine what type of treatment is
needed to be utilized to see how long these headstones
should last.
The upright marble headstones are to last about 300 years,
and studies have been conducted to determine how they
could even exceed that time. What they do for the basic-up
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Micah Tannehill
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$6,810.66 in our Arvest Bank checking account and $9,110.08 in
our interest-bearing guaranteed fund at the Community Founda-
tion of the Ozarks. These two accounts total $15,920.74. This
report was accepted and passed unanimously. He wanted to be
sure that each member has received his 2019 membership card.
If they have not, he asked those to contact him.
Genealogist Report – Steve Perkins—There are currently 16
prospects who have expressed an interest in the SAR. Four are
active. Six are likely to be purged next month for lack of reply to
several follow-up inquiries. During the past 45 days, there have
been no new inquiries from prospects. Recent approvals include
Ed Gwin on 2/11/2019 and James Schad on 1/31/2019. Recent
submissions: Fred Hall within the past seven days at NSSAR.
Steven has been working extensively on applications for Justin
Mutrux and David Vick. With each, finding the necessary docu-
mentation linking the patriot to his progeny is thus far elusive.
Steve Perkins presented an update on the National Leadership
Conference last month in Louisville. He and Compatriot Gary
Gift attended the congress. Weather inhibited others from our
chapter from attending. Center for American Heritage, the muse-
um, is going on to their next phase. The 250th Anniversary Com-
mittee approved November as National American History Month.
This concept originated at OMC and is in the process of continu-
ing up the ladder thru the country.
National Color Guard again tabled the adoption of the replica
black powder musket firing regulations and will be brought up
again later. Compatriot Steve Perkins is involved at the National
level dealing with insurance coverage of these events. The Med-
als and Awards Committee is concerned with which medals have
previously been awarded to individuals so that there is no dupli-
cation of such awards from state to state. This latter item was
suggested as a development committee topic.
Gary Gift reported his initial attendance at the Leadership Con-
ference. He was able to tour the NSSAR National Headquarters,
and the Library. He did attend the Eagle Scout Committee meet-
ing where they talked extensively about the OMC Merit Badge
Workshop. They did talk about adding the Public Speaking Mer-
it Badge to be included with the Law, Genealogy, and American
Heritage Merit Badges. He did visit personally with our President
General Alders, and he spoke very highly of our OMC. He en-
courages all of our members to attend this National event if possi-
ble.
Editor Report—Tom Sentman reported the Americanism
Award report was submitted. We are competing with 184 other
SAR chapters around the country. He tries to include monthly
information in our Patriot Newsletter that is sent to each of our 94
members. These can also be viewed on our website at
ozarkmountainSAR.org. If you do not get this publication, please
let him know.
Historian Report—Curtis Trent—was absent and there was no
report.
Sgt-at-Arms Report—Charles McMillan reviewed the eleven
produce a sandy substance from the stone. She recom-
mended using a soft plastic brush or toothbrush on marble
stones.
Before 1980 one could order a private headstone, but now
they all have to be of the same standard, regardless of rank
or service. She did discuss the eligibility for marking
stones at various cemeteries.
She discussed the differences between the raised lettering
on stones from the Civil War era to the recessed lettering
of today and how they care for them. They can reorder
stones for a replacement, but the newer stones are thinner,
and the dimensions may be different. They have the same
height and the same width, but may be thinner at the top.
Suggestions for cleaning headstones include using shaving
soap and a straight edge razor as a cleaning option, using
aluminum foil to raise the information on the stone, or paper
and pencil or even children’s chalk. To use pH neutral, nonionic
solutions to clean stones is definitely not recommended. Lime-
Away will degrade the stone. Use non-wire brushes such as a
bristle brush or hemp brush. These are far safer on stones that
have been wetted first.
A suggestion to clean bronze markers was to use linseed oil or
ketchup or even Coca Cola. These products have an acid pH and
can help to remove tarnish.
The National Cemetery has a photo archive of stones in the cem-
etery if replacements are necessary.
The differences in the Union and Confederate grave stones is the
Union marker are rounded at the top and the Confederate mark-
ers are pointed at the top. According to lore the Confederates did
not wish to have Union supporters sit on the top of their stones.
The Confederate graves in the National Cemetery are separated
and were dedicated by the Daughters of the Confederacy in
1870. They have a wall that divides the two forces. The wall that
divides the two sections is part of the Confederate Cemetery.
The Confederate Cemetery was donated by the Daughters of the
Confederacy to the National Cemetery. Other stones have been
added to that area since 1980.
Vice-President Gary Gift presented Micah Tannehill one of our
OMC Challenge Coins for her presentation.
Vice-President Report—Gary Gift---Next month our guest
speaker will be from the Missouri ROTC Bear Battalion. In May
the speaker of our postponed February meeting will be Leslie
Mironuck, speaking of her book “Irreconcilable Differences.”
He is still looking for speakers for June and July.
Secretary Report – Norman Knowlton—The minutes from the
last meeting were published and included with the Patriot News-
letter last month. He asked for any additions or corrections.
Seeing none, it was moved, seconded, and passed as written.
Treasurer Report—John McAlear—we presently have
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also has completed our new directory, and he will be send-
ing this out shortly. It is essential that all members notify
the chapter when there is a change in address, phone num-
bers or email address.
Vice-President Gary Gift-reminded all present that we will
again be having the Boy Scout Merit Badge Workshop on
Saturday, November 2nd this fall at OTC. The Workshop
will be for the Law, Genealogy, and American Heritage.
Merit Badges. He wants all to try to attend and participate.
We will be promoting this thru the Scouts Executive of-
fice, but we will be limiting this to Scouts that are of First
Class Rank or higher.
A motion to Adjourn was made, seconded, and passed
unanimously.
Vice-President Gary Gift led the Recessional; President
Ken Lawrence provided the Benediction.
The Meeting ended at 10:18 A.M.
Respectfully submitted.
Norman Knowlton, Secretary
Photos
By: Margaret Swales, Norman Knowlton, Steven Perkins, and Tom Sentman.
Editor: Tom Sentman 417-823-3902
ROTC and JROTC events coming up this month and listed those
compatriots who are scheduled to present awards at the
respective high school locations. He encourages other
members to attend, participate, and observe these im-
portant SAR events.
He also recommends that all members, including new
members, to learn the structure of the SAR to better under-
stand events, conferences, meetings that we do in this or-
ganization. He encourages all to attend the State meeting
in Columbia, Missouri the last weekend in April.
Chapter Development Committee Report- J. Howard
Fisk-was absent, and his report was given by President
Ken Lawrence. He commented again on the MOSSAR
meeting in Columbia, Missouri the last weekend in April.
He encouraged all of our members to attend. He also men-
tioned our History Explorers event at the Springfield Li-
brary on Tuesday, April 16th at 7:00 PM—on the Thomas
Jefferson’s Parlor with the cooperation of the Springfield
Art Museum.
At 2:00 PM on April 19th, we will be honoring Jerry Pen-
dergrass for his bravery. The award will be presented at
the Springfield Art Museum with the Heroism Award from
the OMC. He assisted in the intervention of the assailant
with the Police Department. We are still trying to have a
grave marking ceremony for Patriots Hash and Lumley
shortly, but we will contact you if it comes to be next
month if possible.
Committee Report
No additional reports
Old Business: None
New Business
Compatriot Dan Piedlow presented a short tutorial on the
mail chimp method of burst communication. As a result of
the bad weather last month and the need to change venues
for our meeting and the short notice of letting our members
know of the postponement of the meeting, it was decided
to arrange for a second date for that month’s meeting. It
was proposed, seconded, and passed that the meeting
would be held the following week at a location to be deter-
mined. It was suggested that it be held at Fisk Transporta-
tion if it is agreeable with Howard Fisk’s Administration.
He presented the Mail Chimp, which is a free email app
that is available to all of our members.
See Mail Chimp (mailchimp.com). It does require an in-
quiry by each member to receive the message by reading
your email. He has set up an app for groups, including the
Board, the Color Guard, and for all of our members. He
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Happy April Birthdays
Barrett Barker April 6
Ed Fredrickson April 11
David Appleby April 18
Donald Pruitt April 25
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Chapter Events March 16, 2019
Battle of Guilford Courthouse Presentation
Ozark Mountain Chapter
Color Guard Participants.
Left: Daniel Piedlow, Pres-
ident Kenneth Lawrence,
and Compatriot Charles
McMillan.
OMC members and guests attend the presentation at the Ozark Technical College Atrium March 16, 2019
The Battle of
Guilford Courthouse
The Battle of Guilford Court
House was fought on March 15,
1781, during the American Revolu-
tionary War, at a site which is now
in Greensboro, the seat of Guilford
County, North Carolina.
Read the extensive narrative
on Page 7.
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Continued from Page 6
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Websites courtesy of Wikipedia.
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse
By President Ken Lawrence
The Battle of Guilford Courthouse was the turning point of the Southern Campaign of 1780-1781. Though the British could claim victory, they paid a high price for nothing more than command of the field. Following the battle, the British Army in North Carolina was so depleted that General Charles Cornwallis was forced to abandon his hard-won gains and regroup his army in Wilmington. While the Brit-ish licked their wounds, General Nathanael Greene’s army proceeded to isolate and destroy British and Loyalist garrisons in the state’s interior, confining Brit-ish control to the coasts.
The humiliating defeat at Cowpens spurred Cornwallis to leave his position at Winnsboro to attack Nathaniel Greene. Greene’s army led Cornwallis’s column deep into the interior of North Carolina, which put such a strain on the British supply lines that Cornwallis ordered the destruc-tion of all heavy baggage. What followed became known as the “Race to the Dan,” as Greene’s army traveled with the utmost speed across North Carolina past the Dan River into Virginia. The British had been stretched to their limit by the chase, and their supply lines were under constant attack by American guerrillas. Cornwallis ordered his exhausted men to abandon the chase in order to march to Hillsborough to regroup and rally Loyalist elements there.
Once news of Cornwallis’s counter march reached him, Gen. Nathaniel Greene reentered North Carolina to put pressure on isolated British garrisons, gather supplies, and prevent British recruitment of Loyalist militias. Throughout the second week of March in 1781, Greene continued to receive reinforcements until his army swelled to roughly 4,400 men.
He made camp near Guilford Courthouse and prepared for upcoming operations against Cornwallis. The British only numbered 1,900 men, but they were all seasoned regulars. Cornwallis, eager for a decisive battle, marched within eight miles of Greene's position at Guilford Courthouse on March 14, 1781.
Greene was also eager for a fight. The first British scouts were sighted by American sentries at 2 a.m. on the morning of March 15. Greene’s force was mainly composed of mili-tia from Virginia and North Carolina, with a core of Conti-nental Regulars of varied origin. Upon sighting the British vanguard, the Southern Army was formed into three lines. The first line was comprised of the North Carolina Militia under Generals John Butler and Thomas Eaton. Four hundred yards behind them was the second line, which was made up two brigades of Virginia militia under Generals Edward Stevens and Robert Lawson. The last line held the Continental regulars, mostly from Virginia and Maryland. The regulars were joined by riflemen, light infantry and dragoons on the flanks. Greene deployed his three lines on the face of a hill, each roughly 300-400 yards apart.
The battle began with a twenty-minute artillery barrage from American six-pounders against the forming British
troops. The British artillery answered with three six-pounders, though losses on both sides were minimal. The British advanced towards Greene’s first line in two (later three) columns. They were composed of both British, Loy-alist, and Hessian formations. When the British came within 140 yards of the North Carolina infantry, the Americans began to fire from behind a rail fence. However, few mili-tiamen got off more than two shots, and most simply threw their guns down and ran. Those that did fire rarely hit their mark at the extended range. As the British advanced, the Virginians in the second line delivered several effective vol-leys upon the enemy. Their success was short-lived, and the second line fell back before the weight of Cornwallis’s army and numerous units regrouped with Continental regulars on the third line and in the flanks. A hotly contested battle im-mediately followed, and Greene recalled that the fighting was both “long and severe”.
As the British approached the third line, their ranks were noticeably depleted. The first two lines of militia and the irregular actions on both flanks had inflicted numerous casu-alties as well as diverted large detachments of British troops. The third line contained one brigade of regulars from Virginia, and another brigade from Maryland. The British 2nd Battalion of Guards turned the American left flank as the 2nd Maryland Regiment prematurely broke due to poor training and confusing orders. The Guards were vigorously counterattacked by American dragoons under Lieutenant Colonel William Washington, but Cornwallis’s artillery prevented the destruction of his Guards when they fired grapeshot into the melee. The British guns killed many of their own men, but the counterattack was checked.
Soon after, the remaining regiments of the third line began a general retreat north, abandoning their artillery as they marched.
In three hours, Cornwallis’s army took possession of the field, but it was a costly victory. Official reports stated that the British lost 93 killed, 413 wounded, and 26 miss-ing. Many irreplaceable officers also lay dead on the field. Greene’s Southern Army casualties included a total of 300 killed, wounded, and missing. Cornwallis could not afford the casualties his army sustained, and withdrew to Wilmington. By doing so, Cornwallis ceded control of the countryside to the Continentals. In the coming months, isolated British garrisons and Loyalist militias were eradi-cated by Greene’s partisans and regulars. By July, 1781, the British only held the coasts of the Carolinas and Geor-gia. Cornwallis soon abandoned any hope of a successful campaign in the southern states. Instead, he began to focus on invading Virginia, which was viewed as a hotbed of rebel activity and the future seat of the war once substantial mili-tary aid began arriving from France.
Cornwallis and his men crossed into Virginia in mid-May. Five months later, Cornwallis surrendered his army to George Washington at the little seaside village of Yorktown, effectively ending major fighting in the southern colonies, and speeding along the American victory in the war.
The battle is commemorated at Guilford Courthouse National
Military Park and associated Hoskins House Historic District.
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Republic Nursing and Rehab Center
901 MO-174
Republic, MO (417) 732-1822
Veteran Room Number
James Cosper A 103 b
Steve Schaetzel A 110 a
Rayford Chenault A 110 b
Boyd Martin B 100 b
Jim Cummins C104 a
Dan Messenger C 108 b
William Westoff C 111 b
George Peck D 103 b
Sylvia Peck George
Peck
is her
husband
and a
Veteran
Don Taylor E 104 a
Eldon Wilson E 104 b
Raymond Hardmon E 106 b
Sergeant’s Corner
By Charles McMillan
Dan McMurray, Steve Perkins, and Norm Knowlton have participated and I encourage others
to join me or one of the others and just talk to these residents. You don't have to stay all day.
You can stay as long as you feel comfortable with the veteran (s).
On March 8, 2019, Dr. Knowlton took his therapy dog, Lucy, and we visited veterans and
other residents. She was well received by the residents.
Lucy is a registered therapy dog owned by Compatriot Dr. Knowlton who is Vice Presi-
dent of Pet Therapy of the Ozarks. Lucy is a titled Therapy Dog Excellent by the Ameri-
can Kennel Club.
Veteran George
Peck with Lucy
Sylvia Peck and Compatriot
Dr. Norman Knowlton with
his therapy dog Lucy.
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Chapter Events March 3, 2019
Scout Leaders and Scouts of Troop 201, Ozark Trails Council, family and friends gathered for the
Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Tyler Strothkamp at the Ozark Methodist Church in Ozark, Missouri.
The Ozark Mountain Chapter presented a Certificate of Achievement to Tyler Strothkamp.
Opening Flag Ceremony by Scout Troop 201 Color Guard and Sons of the American Revolution. Ozark Mountain
Chapter members from left, include Compatriot Steven Perkins, Norman Knowlton (behind Scout Strothkamp) Scout
Strothkamp, Compatriot Ken Lawrence, Scout Troop 201 Color Guard members, Compatriot Dan Piedlow, and
Compatriot Charles McMillan.
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Chapter Events March 5 & March 27, 2019
Eagle Scout Riley Satterfield received the National Society of the American Revolution Eagle Scout Medal
for being the OMC outstanding Eagle Scout. He also earned his Eagle Scout Award Patch, his Certificate of
Achievement, a letter of acknowledgment, and a $250 dollar scholarship check from OMC.
Chapter Events March 16, 2019
President Kenneth Lawrence presents the Eagle Scout Award Patch, a Letter of Acknowledgement and a check
for $250. Gary Bishop (right) presented the Certificate of Achievement and the NSSAR Eagle Scout Medal.
March 27th: Compatriot J. Howard
Fisk discussed William Temple Hor-
naday and the roll he played in saving
the American Bison. He was an
American zoologist, conservationist,
taxidermist, and author. He served as
the first director of the New York Zo-
ological Park, known today as the
Bronx Zoo, and he was a pioneer in
the early wildlife conservation move-
ment in the United States.
March 5th: Compatriot J.
Howard Fisk speaks to
Wolf School fifth-grade
students about William
H. Herndon, a law part-
ner and biographer of
President Abraham Lin-
coln. Mr. Herndon was an
early member of the new
Republican Party and was
elected mayor of Spring-
field, Illinois.
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Upcoming Events
Monday, April 8 Chapter Development Meeting 6:30 pm.
Neighbor's Mill Bakery & Café, 1435 E Independence St. #110,
Springfield, MO 65804
April
Tuesday, April 16 History Explorers Event 7:00 pm. “Thomas Jefferson’s Parlor”. The Library Center
4653 S. Campbell Ave. Springfield, MO. 65810
Springfield Art Museum Partner.
Friday, April 19 2:00 pm. Medal for Heroism
Springfield Art Museum Jerry W. Pendergrass.
1111 E. Brookfield Dr. Springfield, MO. 65807
Saturday, April 20 8:30 am. Battle of Lexington & Concord
Ceremony.
Saturday, April 20 9:00 am. OMC Chapter Meeting OTC Room 108.
Friday & Saturday, April 26 & 27 Missouri Annual
State Membership Meeting Columbia, Missouri.